Example sentences of "[noun] have [been] [v-ing] [prep] several " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Kemp has been trying for several years to prod the White House into launching a serious anti-poverty programme . |
| 2 | Brian Clough has been trying for several weeks to recapture the man he sees as a key player in his fight to lift Forest off the bottom of the Premier League . |
| 3 | The US and North Korean governments had been communicating for several years at a low level through the US embassy in Beijing . |
| 4 | Manning Jackson had been fretting for several minutes . |
| 5 | Graydon has been working with several large UK organisations on a remedial approach to corporate risk assessment |
| 6 | Duncan , whose health had been failing for several years , died in West Park , Elgin , 23 May 1863 . |
| 7 | A report to the meeting said services to the region had been deteriorating for several years , with fewer trains running at less flexible times . |
| 8 | A report to the meeting said services to the region had been deteriorating for several years , with fewer trains at less flexible times . |